Experimental verification of capillary force and water retention between uneven-sized spheres

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 385-395

  Lu, Ning ^a   Lechman, Jeremy ^b   Miller, Kelly T ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption; Experimentation; Granular materials; Interfacial tension; Tensile stress; Unsaturated soils; Verification

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CAPILLARITY; PARTICLE SIZE; SOILS; SURFACE TENSION; TENSILE STRESS;

CAPILLARY FORCE CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; SOLID-WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; UNEVEN-SIZED SPHERICAL PARTICLES;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

ABSORPTION; CAPILLARITY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE; SOILS; SURFACE TENSION; TENSILE STRESS;

ABSORPTION; CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRANULAR MEDIUM; TENSILE STRESS; UNSATURATED MEDIUM; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 42449121916     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2008)134:5(385)     Document Type: Article

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